CVE-2026-0232
CVE-2026-0232: 1 tracked advisory record across Palo Alto. Compare vendor sources and published fix guidance.
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1 advisory- Advisory severityMedium6.7
Medium [CVE-2026-0232] problem with a protection mechanism in the Palo Alto Networks Cortex XDR agent on Windows
CVE-2026-0232Source published Source updated
A problem with a protection mechanism in the Palo Alto Networks Cortex XDR agent on Windows allows a local Windows administrator to disable the agent. This issue may be leveraged by malware to perform malicious activity without detection.
- Related products — impact not confirmed
- Cortex XDR
- Source-reported affected versions
- Cortex XDR Agent < 9.0.1
- Cortex XDR Agent < 8.9.1
- Cortex XDR Agent < 8.7.101-CE
- Cortex XDR Agent 8.3-CE
1 more entries in the full advisory.
- Source-reported fixed versions
- Cortex XDR Agent >= 9.0.1
- Cortex XDR Agent >= 8.9.1
- Cortex XDR Agent >= 8.7.101-CE
- Cortex XDR Agent >= 8.3-CE
1 more entries in the full advisory.
- Mitigation guidance
- To fully remediate this vulnerability, customers must ensure their Content Update is at version 2120 or higher.
- This update provides the necessary protection across all supported versions of Cortex XDR.
- While the Content Update provides the primary fix, the following software releases include complementary architectural enhancements to further harden the environment:
- Workarounds
- No known workarounds exist for this issue.
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